To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Dan Makelky Director, Human Services
Prepared By:
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Jessica Williamsen, Child & Adult Protection Services (CAPS) Division Manager, Human Services
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Presenters: Dan Makelky, Director, Human Services; Jessica Williamsen, Child & Adult Protection Services Division Manager, Human Services; Nicole Brown, Child & Adult Protection Services Section Manager, Human Services; Joleta Gatton, Child &Adult Protection Services Provider Services Administrator, Human Services
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Subject:
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2:30 PM *Approval of the SFY 2026-2027 Core Services Program Plan
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Purpose and Request:
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The Arapahoe County Department of Human Services is statutorily required to have their Board of County Commissioners review and sign the Core Services Program Plan in order to receive funding for such services from the Colorado Department of Human Services. The County Director and the Placement Alternatives Commission are also required to sign the plan. Staff requests that the Board approve adding this to the consent agenda for formal authorization.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Economic Resilience and Stability - Support long-term economic resilience through responsible fiscal and investment strategies.
Background and Discussion: Each county department of human services within Colorado is required to assure access to services for children and their families, who are at risk of out-of-home placement, or to prevent continued involvement with the child welfare system, or to serve former foster youth. Such services shall include, but are not limited to, assessment, intervention, treatment, supervision, and shelter. Those services, as contracted by each county, shall be outlined in the Core Services Plan, a three-year plan which must be submitted to the state department of human services, and re-submitted annually for budgetary or programmatic changes that are necessary to enhance service d...
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